Best Pace and Corral Updates
We use a formula to predict your best pace and make your corral assignment. The formula converts a race time to an equivalent 10K time, and the pace from that time becomes your best pace (see chart below). Only NYRR races 3 miles or longer and within a rolling two-year timeframe are used to determine your best pace. If the race that stood as your best pace expires after the rolling two-year timeframe, a new best pace will be calculated when you complete your next NYRR race.
You can view your best pace on your Dashboard when you log into your NYRR account.
| Distance | Factor |
|---|---|
| 5K | x 2.09 |
| 4 Miles | x 1.60 |
| 8K | x 1.27 |
| 5 Miles | x 1.26 |
| 10K | x 1.00 |
| 12K | x 0.82 |
| 15K | x 0.65 |
| 10 Miles | x 0.60 |
| 20K | x 0.48 |
| Half-Marathon | x 0.45 |
| 25K | x 0.38 |
| 30K | x 0.31 |
| 20 Miles | x 0.29 |
| Marathon | x 0.22 |
Factors based on “Athletics Records and Human Endurance” by Peter Riegel (American Scientist, May-June 1981).